I need a cars web site that would have the following features:
Forums
Comparing
Searching
SMS Alerting
Polling
Ranking
Newsletter
Auctioning (Bidding Forum)
Posting and Viewing Videos
Account Management
Statistics
With the following sections:
Home
New Cars
Used Cars
Dealers
Insurance and Tracker Reviews
Forum
Graphics
Articles and News
Ranking
Contact
Features Explained
Forums
Standard Forums, with user id and password management, and admin control panel. The user does not need to have a different user id and password, a user is a user, who is simply registered on the web site. Every user must be registered with basic details.
Comparing
This requires that all car data Is stored in a specific format in the car database, with no exception on data being left empty and with data validation. This can be entered by Admin for new cars and by users for new car. New car types can be added by users as well. For instance just how GSM Arena stores information for all cell phones, a list needs to be determined for cars and made into a generic structure enabling the comparing feature to work.
Searching
The web site must have a complete search engine.
SMS Alerting
SMS alerts must be generated for users only on specific areas. The recommendation is that for instance when a user posts a new entry for sale in the used cars section and someone posts a bid for it then an alert is generated.
Polling
This is a feature, self explanatory. Users must be given a unique poll every day and old polls must be archived.
Ranking
This feature is just like GSMArena. Popularity by rate, by interest etc. A separate page for ranking is also there. The cars getting the most hits by generic type are ranked by region, by popularity.
Newsletter
A news letter would be circulated say every month with unique content. This calls for all email addresses and names to be stored on the web site such that it enables Admin to send out a newsletter.
Auctioning (Bidding Forum)
This involved no e commerce, there is no e commerce on this web site. A user can post a car for sale and other users can place their bids with emails being generated to the user who posted the bid. The bid must open and close eventually.
Posting and Viewing Videos
The user must be able to post a video for instance when he or she posts a car for sale. Users interested in purchase should be able to view it. Technically all formats must be acceptable, compression must be considered, viewing should be through standard browsers and no downloading of extra tools must be required.
Account Management
Users must be able to create accounts here providing personal information and become registered members of the web site. Users should be able to add edit and delete details, change passwords, personalize the web site as per their needs.
Statistics
Users must be able to compare and contrast pries and see pricing trends for instance this is the pricing trend for a certain vehicle.
Sections Explained
Home
This is the main home page. I would be entering content myself.
New Cars
Complete HTML design and a database at the back with generic data on each car. I am looking for a generic structure here, content would be entered by me.
Used Cars
This will be a database driven area just like any car dealer web site. Registered users will be able to add new cars, browse through the listings, see pictures, videos.
Dealers
This would be a section where dealers would be able to register themselves and a list of them would be shown. Admin must approve a dealer listing before it appears on the web site. Dealers would provide basic information about themselves.
Insurance Reviews
This would be pure HTML pages created by Admin.
Forum
Complete Forums for registered users only, people should be able to browse through the forums even if they are not registered.
Graphics
A wallpapers and screen savers section, posted by Admin, people can contribute too.
Articles and News
Complete HTML designed.
Ranking
Complete Ranking Pie charts page, most popular, by interest, by rate, by hits, by vote. Most in demand so on.
Contact
HTML page with forms, Advertiser Info over here as well.
I need the web site built such that it is easily update able and managed with little or no programming experience. Joomla could be an option. A complete admin panel is needed.